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Viral Culture Identification

New Hampshire rates for HCPCS 87255

This is a laboratory test that attempts to grow a virus from a patient sample in living cells, then identifies it using methods other than watching for the visible changes it causes to those cells. It is one way to confirm a viral infection, though it has largely been supplemented by faster molecular tests in many settings.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Viral Culture Identification cost?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $107 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$21.88$20.42 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$64.57 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $39 to $195Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $17 to $98
$20$50$100$200facility $107professional $22

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$141.25
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$50.12
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New Hampshire· 14th of 51

$38.90

AK $93.33MD $25.12

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.